"The Water Is Wide" , an Old English folksong with a long history, has a lot of verses and many performers have played it. Each singer brings their own meaning of this song to the stage. A stanza from an early version of the ballad makes me appreciate love's unique power:
Where love is planted there it grows
It buds and blossoms like a rose
It bears a sweet & pleasant smell
There’s not a flower can it excel.
Within every person there is a rose.
Some people do not see the rose within themselves or fail to find it in others. One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns of another, and find the rose within them.
Look for this symbol of love. Take time to water and admire the rose you find daily, even if that sweetness doesn't last.
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